Kidnap and Ransom

News, information and statistics about kidnap for ransom activities. Data about the security threat is collected from intelligence reports, security companies, kidnap for ransom insurance brokers, hostage negotiators and other public information.

Kidnapping for ransom by human smugglers on the US-Mexico border captures around 20,000 migrants each year. The kidnapped victims are forced to give a phone number of a relative and must pay upwards of $3,000 to be released.